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A. F. WAGNER.

GEARING FOR GENERATORS AND DISTRIBUTE-IRS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC- I. I917- I 1,327,504; Patented Jan. 6,1920.

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Toall'ibhom itraaycoacemif Q' f -'Gearing for Generators andDistributers, of

which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. I

9 This nvention relates tolighting-{and igniting devices. for internal combustion engin'esand has for an object the provision of an improved construction which is. especially adapted for automobile engines.

. Another object in view is to provide a construction whereby a 'distributer and-gem 'erator may be run at different speeds from --the same shaft. a; I A further'object of. the invention is the provision of. an improved .construction vlnch is arranged so as to be quickly; applied and removed-bodily and which utihzesa' generator and distributer arranged in such a manner that the generator may be'removed atfany time Withoutdisturbing the distributer andits proper'a-ction' in connee tron wlth the: engme.

1 A still further objectoffthe invention istoprovide a construction formed with a mounting which is used for supporting a generatorand distributer which may be removed and a magneto subst tuted without' changing any parts of the. automobile or other structure to which the device is connected.

In the accompanying drawings:

' -Figure 1 is a top plan view partially in 7 section of an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. '2 is a horizontal sectional view through .a slight modified form of the invention.

Referrmgto the accompanying drawing by numerals 1' indicates a casing or mounting which is provided with a base 2 adapted to be fitted into asuitable support on the automobile to which the device is applied.

The same support to which the base 2 is adapted to be connected is formed to receive 7 thebase. of a magneto whereby the mounting 1 may be bodily removed at any time an ,the magneto substituted and connected to thepower shaft 3 by a coupling 4 without changing any of the parts of the automobile or magneto. The shaft 3. may be any desired driving shaft connected with the engine, as for instance the pump shaft, and

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--'Be it known thatLjAmnn'r F, WAGNER, T ajcitizen ofthe-United States, and a-resif dent of the'city-of New "'York, boroughof Manha ttan, in the county and State of New :2 York, have invented a new and Improved rotate at the same rate of. speed as the engine, orjat a diiferentirate of speed.

Coupler is, anysuitable kind whereby shaft 5 is conneeted} with the power. shaft so as torota'te" 1n the casing or mounting 1. In

regardto the casing or mounting 1 it will her 6 and a chamber] for accommodating 5,. said beveled to the shaft '12 of enerator 13' whereby whenever the shaft 3 is rotated the generator will also be, rotated. A bearing-member 14 is providedon theshaft, said bearing member-.being secured by any suitable means,

as for instance by. set screws 15. [In case it should be 'de'sirableto run the generator 13 faster orslowerawithout changingthe speed of the shaft 5, thegenerator 'togetherwith 4 atented Jar 1.6, 1920.- Application filed Mar ra,- Serial No. 294,828; u v v i be noted that .same'is formed with a chamthe bearing member 14. and beveled pinion I 11 is removed and a smaller: or larger beveled pinion provided. If there is a considerablechange in the 'size of the beveled pinion it will necessitate another-gear 10. By thus changing the gears and pinions the speed of the generator 13 may be any desired number of revolutions er minute without varying. the speed of tie shaft 5.

Connected to the shaft 5-,in the chamber 7 is a beveled. gear 16 which meshes with beveled gear 17, said last mentioned gear being connected with shaft 18 which in turn operates the ignition distributer 19. A-

bearing member 20 surrounds the shaft 18 and properly supports the' shaft and distributer. .This bearing member may be held in place in any desired manner, as for instance by set screws 21,'whereby the same may bereadily removed and other ears substituted for. gears 16- and 17. t will be noted that the ratio of gears is one one, but if desired the ratio could be changed by having either of the gears 16 or 17 large. or smaller. It will also'be noted that either the distributor or the generator 'may be moved without molesting an Y other parts and new 'gears substituted or producing the desired number of revolutions per 19 may be used with the generator, or with batteries after the generator has been re moved. In order that the entire construction may be removed and a magneto substituted the distance between the-center of the shaft 5 and base 2 is the same and the sizes are the same as the usual standard magneto base. The generator by reason of its particular mounting so as to produce the desired speed may be of any deslred make, so that the current tlierethrough may be used for ignition purposes and charging I storage batteries, as well .as for lighting.

In the drawing the distributer is shown at the .ri ht, for instance of a enerator, and paral el therewith, but it is evident that the distributer could be arranged at,right angles thereto around shaft 5, opposite thereto, or in any-other desired relative position. It is also evident that the distribu-" ter could be arranged on the-oppositeside of the enerator, that is between the generator and the coupler 4.

In Fig. 2 will be seen a slightly modified form of the invention in which the distributer 19 is arranged in a plane at right angles to the plane of the distributer in Fig. 1, said last mentioned distributer being connected directly with the shaft 5, while a casing 22 is provided for shaft 19., but the neck portion 23 is'preferably integral with the casing 22 instead of a bearing member, similar to hearing member 11L. Neck 23 merges into cup-shaped structure 2t which assists inholding the generator 13 in place. Shaft 12 is connected to the shaft 5 through beveled gears 25 and 26 which beveled gears mav be of the same size or different sizes as desired.

\Vhat I claim is:

. 1. A device of the character described,

.into the cup-shaped member for the reception of the generator shaft.

2.. A device of the character described, comprising a support having alined shaft bearings and having a gear chamber therein between the bearings, a cup-shaped mem- 2 nae-1,504

her on the support adapted to receive a generator therein, said support having a bearing extending from the gear chamber into the cup-shaped member for the reception of the generator shaft, and said support having a second gear chamber therein and" ada ted to support a distributer adjacent sai last-mentioned gear chamber.-

3. In a device of the character described, the combination with a ower shaft, generator and ignition distri uter of a driving shaft connected with the ower shaft, a casing for said driving sha said casing havm a pair of chambers open on the same si e, a pair of beveled gears 'for' the generator for connecting the shaft thereof with said drlving-shaft, means for connectin the ignition distributer to said driving s aft,-

and means for supportin the generator in such a manne -that the 'eled gear connectedtherewith may be bodily removed through one of said openings in said casings.

4. In a device of the character described the combination with a generator and distributer of a driving shaft therefor, means connecting the distributer to the driving shaft, and a-set of beveled gears for con- =nect1ng the generator to the driving shaft,

and a bracket formed with a cup-shaped member fittlng' over the exterior of the generator for part of its length supporting the 7 same in a'predetermined position in respect to the driving shaft.

5. In a device of the characterdescribed the comb nation with a generator and ignitIOII distributor of a driving shaft, a bracket, hayin a passageway for accommodating said; rivmg shaft, said passageway mergmg into spaced chambers, a set of beveled gears arranged in each of said chambers, one of the gears in each chamber being connected with the drivingshaft, means for connecting the other of said gears to the generator and ignition distributer respectively, a ring engaging said bracket adjacent each of said chambers for receiving the shafts of the generator and distributer respectively so asto hold the gear wheels connected therewith in proper position, and a locking means for locking said rings in lace whereby the beveled gears may be Bodily removed when the rings are removed.

ALBERT F. WAGNER. 

